Read Proverbs 13--15 Do We Want Cleanliness Or Profit? We have to make a choice between cleanliness (because things are not used) and profit. 4 Where no oxen are, the trough is clean; But much increase comes by the strength of an ox. (Pro. 14:4, NKJV). You can keep your feeding trough clean and neat looking, if no oxen eat from it. What, then, is the use of a feeding trough? Moreover, if it is clean, you are not making money. If you want to make money, you need an ox. Can you guess what the ox is going to do to your feeding trough? It is not going to be clean anymore. Have you seen a sports stadium after an event? It is trashy, but the owners do not complain! They just made a ton of money. Yes, they clean it up, but only to get it ready for the next moneymaking event. Therefore, cleanliness is important, but profit is more so. Don Ruhl Church of Christ 220 NE Savage Street Grants Pass, Oregon 97526-1310 541-476-3100 http://www.plymouth-church.com/dons_corner2.html